Farm-gate.



Patented Oct. 24; I899.

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ATENT FARM-GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 635,570, dated October 24, 1899.

Application filed August 16,1899. Sammi -727,4 2- mode) To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILSON B. MILLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Mc- Kenzie, in the county of Carroll and State of Tennessee, have invented certain new and.

usefullmprovements in Farm-Ga tes, of which the following is a specification.

The gate is mounted to swingupon a bottom pivot between two diagonally-placed posts, which hold the gate in position for suspension and for swinging upon the single pivot, and my improvement is directed to means whereby the gate is opened and closed, in connection with means whereby the gate is unlatched, both means actingtogether in a novel way, and in conjunction with a post-lever and the suspending-wire to both unlatch and open and close the gate, as I shall more particularly set out in the claims concluding this specification.

The accompanying drawings illustrate my improved gate, which, in

Figure 1, is seen closed, the gate latch-bar being shown as unlatched by the post-lever, so that a further pull in the direction of'the arrow 1 on the post-lever will 'by its connection with a suspending-wire cause the gate to swing open. Fig. 2 is a like view, the gate latch-bar being shown as engaged with the post-catches. Fig. 3 is a top view showing the post-lever and its gate and latch and gate connecting wires in their normal positions. Fig. 4is a side view of the same. Fig. 5 shows in detail the connection of the lever-suspending wire with the gate.

A single bottom pivot 2 (shown by dotted lines at the inner end of the gate) enters a sill-piece 3, placed between posts 4: 4, which are put diagonally on each side of the sill and between which the gate is held in position to swing in being opened and closed. At its other end the gate has a double-ended latchbar 5, pivoted mediately. of its length and adapted to engage the catches 6 6, fixed at the bottom and at the top of the gate-post 7.

At the top above the gate the diagonal posts are connected by a cap which crosses diagonally over the pivoted end of the gate, and from this cap the gate is suspended, so that as it swings to open it has a slight lifting or tilting on its single pivot, which rendersjt selfand passes down the opposite sides of the gate under the pin 10 in the gate-frame, so that the weight of the gate is utilized to keep the gate-latch engaged. This looped wireis strong enough to sustain the'weight of the gate by its pull upon the latch-bar, and for this purpose the wire 9 rests in an intermediate suspending-yoke 14 at the top of the gate, which 1 may be adjusted by the notches in the top bar or otherwise nearer to or farther from the pivoted end of the gate to sustain the gate in proper relation to its post-latches.

A feature of my improvement is a supplemental suspending-wire 15, which has no connection with the latch-bar, but which is looped to the gate-bars at or near the suspendingpoint 10 of the latch-connecting wire and is connected to the end of a lever 16, which is pivoted between the post-caps, so that the wire 15 passes therefrom on bdth sides of the gate to its point of suspension, at which it is preferably looped with the gate-bars, as seen in Fig. 5.

The post-lever 16, the handle 17 of which projects between and back of the post-caps,

is connected to rods 18 18, which extend along the road at both sides of the gate and are supported in posts, so that the rods may be pulled or pushed by persons approaching the gate from either side to vibrate the cap-lever,which by pulling upon its connected wire 15 causes the gate to swing open or to be closed. I have not shown these rod-supporting posts, because they are well known as a means of supporting opening and closing rods; but the new feature in connection with these rods is the cap-lever and its connection with supplemental suspending-wire 15 and the latch-con.- necting wire 19. I

It will be understood that the manner of suspending the gate causes 'ts weight to be borne primarily by the susgending wiret,

which constantly pulls to keep the latch-bar engaged with the post-catches. To unlatch the bar by the post-lever, a wire 19 connects the post-lever with a lever 20, pivoted to the upper part of the gate near its latch and standing upward above the top bar, and which is in turn connected to the upper end of the latch-bar by a short wire 21, so that the pulling or pushing of the handle of the post-lever first unlatches the latch-bar and then instantly swings the gate open primarily by the supplemental suspending-wire 15 and conjointly by the latch-connecting wire 19.

As stated, the gate will close itself when opened by reason of the pulling action of the primary suspending-wire 9 from its connection with the cap; but it may be closed by pushing orpulling thehandle of the post-lever.

The two suspending-wires reinforce each other and form a durable means of supporting and controlling the gate.

' necting lever 21 to protect the latter from being pushed by stock which might open the gate.

The gate may be unlatched by the hand-lever 20 and pushed open, and it will be understood that the opening movement of thegate brings into action the lifting effect of the suspending-wire 9, and hence tilts the gate on its single pivot, and thereby renders it selfclosing.

I claim as my invention- 1. The combination with the gate mounted on a single bottom pivot, the double latch-bar and the suspending-wire connecting the latter with a fixed post-cap, of a supplemental suspending-wire connected to the swing end of the gate, a post-lever connected to the said supplemental wire at the pivoted end of the gate, and rods for actuating said post-lever,- to cause the gate to swing open when unlatched.

2. The combination with the gate pivoted to swing on its inner lower end, the double latch-bar and the suspending-wire connected to the latter and a fixed post-cap, of a lever connected to theupper end of the latch-bar, a lever pivoted in the fixed post-cap, a wire connecting both levers, and rods connecting the said cap-lever.

3. In combination with the gate mounted on a single bottom pivot, the double latch-bar, and a wire suspending the gate connecting the latch-bar with a fixed post-cap, of a lever pivoted to the post-cap, a supplemental suspending-wire connecting the swing end of the gate with the post-lever, with a wire connecting the said post-lever and the upper end of the latch-bar.

4. In a gate mounted to tilt and to swing upon a single pivot and in combination with the gate and the posts at its pivoted end, a lever pivoted at the top of said posts, a suspending-wire connecting the posts and the gate, a suspending-wire connecting the postlever and the gate and means for actuating said post-lever for the purpose stated.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILSON B. MILLER.

\Vitnesses:

N. B. LIFE, D. A. MAYs. 

